5 African footballers Hero of a final

These African players surprised everyone with a victory.  Discover 5 African heroes of a final. 

  • Baghdad Bounedjah, Algeria 

He scored the only goal of the 2019 African Cup of Nations final against Senegal. 

  • Copa Barry, Cote d’Ivoire 

          He offered victory to Cote d’Ivoire by stopping the penalty of the Ghanaian squad and scoring the penalty of victory.

  • Didier Drogba, Cote d’Ivoire

He scored the equalizer for Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League final in the dying minutes and went on to score the penalty of victory.

  •  Mohamed Salah, Egypt 

He scored Liverpool’s 1st goal in the UEFA Champions League final against Tottenham in 2019.

  • Samuel Eto’o, Cameroon 

He scored FC Barcelona’s 1st goal in the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United in 2012.